ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193201
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 January 2017 |
| Time: | 15:40 |
| Type: |  Cessna 177 Cardinal |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2810X |
| MSN: | 17700210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5941 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Rusk County near Carlisle west of Henderson, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Survey |
| Departure airport: | Athens, TX (F44) |
| Frierson, LA | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The commercial pilot was conducting an aerial observation flight of pipelines in visual meteorological conditions. According to the operator, the pilot was transitioning the airplane to the east between two pipelines, which were about 112 miles apart. During the flight the airplane's left wing contacted the top guy-wire of a 449-ft tall communications tower. The airplane impacted terrain and a post-impact fire consumed the airplane.
Although the wreckage was significantly fragmented and damaged by fire, examination of the airframe and engine revealed no evidence of any preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operations. Separated sections of the left wing were found between the communications tower and main wreckage. Portions of the wing exhibited wire strike markings consistent with the diameter of the tower guy-wire, and white paint marks consistent with the left wing's paint color were found on the top guy-wire about 430 ft above ground level (agl). GPS data indicated that, for the last 10 minutes of flight, the airplane's altitude varied between 219 and 552 ft agl. The last data point showed the airplane at 403 ft. GPS data and wreckage and impact information are consistent with the pilot failing to maintain clearance from the communications tower guy-wire while flying a long-distance transition flight at low altitude.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a communications tower guy-wire. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to conduct a long distance transition flight at a low altitude.
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2017 01:48 | Geno | Added |
| 01-Feb-2017 06:00 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Feb-2017 17:18 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code] |
| 03-Feb-2017 17:01 | Mike F | Updated [Registration, Cn, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2018 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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